Arts in Tuscaloosa: The Magic School Bus at the Bama Nov. 1, Dance Alabama! Nov. 5-7, UA's Tartuffe Nov. 9-15, the symphony Nov. 16 and a First Friday art walk.

Quick answer: Tuscaloosa’s stages fill up in early November: The Magic School Bus at the Bama Theatre on Nov. 1, Dance Alabama! Nov. 5-7, the University of Alabama’s Tartuffe: Born Again Nov. 9-15 and the Tuscaloosa Symphony Orchestra on Nov. 16, with a First Friday art walk on Nov. 6.

Last checked Oct. 24, 2026. Listings come from the Arts Council of Tuscaloosa calendar, the University of Alabama calendar, the Tuscaloosa Symphony Orchestra, Kentuck, Theatre Tuscaloosa and First Friday Tuscaloosa. Confirm times with the venue before you go. Everything else on this month: things to do in Tuscaloosa this month.

Exhibitions now showing

  • “You Mean the World to Me: The Real Stories in Our Family Photos,” through Thursday, Oct. 29, Arts Council Gallery, Dinah Washington Cultural Arts Center, 620 Greensboro Ave. Arts Council page.
  • “Calling the Spirits In: Spiritualism in America,” through Wednesday, Oct. 28, Gorgas House Museum, 810 Capstone Drive. The seance craze after the Civil War and the Gorgas family’s ghost stories. Open Tuesday to Friday. UA listing.
  • Athlone Clarke, “Selections from Athlone,” through October, then Selections from Kentuck’s Permanent Collection in November and December, Kentuck at Queen City, 1901 Jack Warner Parkway. Free; open Thursday to Saturday 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. and Sunday 1 to 4 p.m. Kentuck exhibitions.
  • Charlie Frye, October and November, Museum Gallery, Kentuck Art Center, 503 Main Ave., Northport. Free; open Tuesday to Friday 9:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Saturday noon to 4 p.m. Kentuck exhibitions.
  • “Jerry Siegel: Uncommon Lens,” Part II, Friday, Nov. 6, to Friday, Dec. 4, Paul R. Jones Museum, 2308 Sixth St. Siegel’s portraits of artists hang beside their work from the museum’s collection; Part II features Radcliffe Bailey and Lonnie Holley among others. Free. UA listing.
  • “‘Pum vculvke enliketv tate’: The Home of Our Ancestors,” through August 2027, Moundville Archaeological Park, 634 Mound State Parkway, Moundville, about 13 miles south. Co-curated by Jake Tiger of the Seminole Nation of Oklahoma. Free with park admission ($8 adults). UA listing.

Theater and dance

  • “After Dark: An Immersive 1920s Experience,” 6:30 to 10:30 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 29, Dinah Washington Cultural Arts Center. Tickets.
  • “The Magic School Bus: Lost in the Solar System,” 4 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 1, Historic Bama Theatre, 600 Greensboro Ave. A TheaterWorksUSA family musical in the Arts Council’s TuscArts OnStage series. Tickets.
  • Dance Alabama! Fall Concert, 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 5; 5:30 p.m. Friday, Nov. 6; 2:30 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 7, Dance Theatre in the English Building on the UA campus. Student choreography from the student-run company. $20. UA listing.
  • Diwali 2026, 4 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 8, Historic Bama Theatre, presented by Drishti. Tickets.
  • “Tartuffe: Born Again,” 7:30 p.m. Monday, Nov. 9, through Saturday, Nov. 14, and 2 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 15, Marian Gallaway Theatre, Rowand-Johnson Hall. The UA Department of Theatre and Dance’s update of Moliere’s comedy about a con man in a wealthy household. $15.99 to $25.99. UA listing.
  • “Samson Agonistes,” 6 p.m. Friday, Nov. 13, Smith Hall Grand Gallery, Alabama Museum of Natural History, 427 Sixth Ave. A free staged reading of Milton’s play by the Alabama Shakespeare Project. UA listing.

Concerts and classical

  • Tuscaloosa Symphony Orchestra, “Classical Conversation,” 7 p.m. Monday, Nov. 16, Moody Concert Hall, 810 Second Ave. Wind soloists Mary Lindsey Bailey, Ozzy Molina, David Bradley and Carlos Felipe Vina in Mozart’s Sinfonia Concertante, with Diamond’s Rounds and Bloch’s Concerto Grosso No. 1. Symphony page.
  • “Home Alone” in Concert, 7 p.m. Friday, Nov. 20, Mercedes-Benz Amphitheater, 2710 Jack Warner Parkway. The symphony plays the score live with the film. Amphitheater page.

Film at the Bama

  • “The Conjuring” (2013, rated R), 7 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 27, Historic Bama Theatre, in the Bama Art House Fright Films series. Tickets.

Classes and workshops

  • Nutcracker Craft Morning with The Art Garage, 10 a.m. to noon Saturday, Nov. 14, Dinah Washington Cultural Arts Center. Tickets.
  • “Cozy and Creative: A Holiday Ornament Workshop,” 6 to 8 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 1, Dinah Washington Cultural Arts Center. Tickets.

Regular events

  • First Friday art walk, Friday, Nov. 6, downtown. Harrison Galleries, Kentuck at Queen City, Lorrie Lane Studio, the Paul R. Jones Museum, Turbo Coffee and UA Galleries take part; hours vary by gallery, and the organizers suggest parking in a deck and walking. First Friday Tuscaloosa.
  • Kentuck’s Art Market, the third Saturday of each month at Kentuck at Queen City; the next is Saturday, Nov. 21. Kentuck.
  • TuscArts Holiday Market, 4 to 8 p.m. Friday, Dec. 4, and 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 5, Dinah Washington Cultural Arts Center. Arts Council listing.

Looking ahead

Theatre Tuscaloosa’s Home for the Holidays runs Dec. 11-20 in the Bean-Brown Theatre (Theatre Tuscaloosa), and the Bama Art House screens Elf on Dec. 15 and The Polar Express on Dec. 17. Holiday lights and Santa visits are on our holiday lights and Christmas events page.

Send us your event

Galleries, theaters and ensembles: email hello@tuscaloosanow.com with the date, time, venue, price and a photo, and we will consider it for this page.

Frequently asked questions

What arts events are on in Tuscaloosa in the next few weeks?

The Magic School Bus plays the Bama Theatre at 4 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 1, Dance Alabama! performs Nov. 5-7, UA’s Tartuffe: Born Again runs Nov. 9-15 and the Tuscaloosa Symphony Orchestra plays Classical Conversation on Nov. 16.

When is First Friday in Tuscaloosa?

The next downtown art walk is Friday, Nov. 6, 2026. Harrison Galleries, Kentuck at Queen City, Lorrie Lane Studio, the Paul R. Jones Museum, Turbo Coffee and UA Galleries take part; check each gallery’s hours.

What exhibitions are free in Tuscaloosa?

The Paul R. Jones Museum, 2308 Sixth St., shows Part II of Jerry Siegel: Uncommon Lens free from Nov. 6 to Dec. 4. Kentuck at Queen City and the Kentuck Art Center in Northport are free to visit.

When is the Tuscaloosa Symphony Orchestra’s next concert?

Classical Conversation, 7 p.m. Monday, Nov. 16, at Moody Concert Hall, 810 Second Ave., with Mozart’s Sinfonia Concertante. Then Home Alone in Concert at the Mercedes-Benz Amphitheater, 7 p.m. Friday, Nov. 20.